Her gaze moves from Hyuga a little downwards towards the camera.
At the end her expression changes to a confident (and somewhat naughty) smile.
MISATO:“...there's a little something I'd like to try.”
BGM END: E-1 rhythm only [Spending Time in Preparation]
Szmitten: One of the things I really dislike about Evangelion is the inconsistent art style in the first half of the series. Last episode and the next look fine, but this one suffers from oddly proportioned faces, weird shading and shoddy animation. I find that from this shot onwards it becomes very noticeable. It's understandable to have A and B teams of animators to keep up the workflow (ask anyone who watched Dragonball Z where it often alternated on an episode by episode basis), it's just unfortunate that the B team does a poor job with what is the climax of the story arc.
Sailor Star Dust: While this shot certainly reeks of QUALITY!, I still love Mitsuishi's confident delivery of the line.
